Weekenders Win a Round
Friday, October 31, 2008
- Organization: The New York Times
- Link: http://www.nytimes.com
"AS Election Day approaches, and worries about voting mayhem rise, the owners of weekend houses in New York have won a state appellate court decision affirming their right to register and cast their ballots in their weekend communities.
The court said it was not the address on a tax return or a driver's license that mattered most, but a homeowner's "intent" and personal connection to a home, even one where the voter sleeps only on weekends and holidays..."
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